A FOOTBALL match in Norway was stopped after a player collapsed on pitch and suffered a cardiac arrest.
Icelandic midfielder Emil Palsson, 28, was rushed to hospital after falling ill 12 minutes into his team’s game.
Palsson was playing for Norwegian second division team Sogndal against Stjørdals-Blink.
A statement from the club said he was ‘successfully resuscitated’ and airlifted to hospital for further treatment.
The club issued an update on Tuesday to say Emil was in a stable condition and continued to be examined and treated at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen.
It comes after Christian Eriksen collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020.
The Inter Milan and former Tottenham midfielder needed to be resuscitated on the pitch in harrowing scenes in Copenhagen.
He later had a pacemaker fitted and he’s banned from playing in the Italian league this season.
This weekend, Sergio Aguero complained of ‘chest discomfort’ while playing for Barcelona in LaLiga.
The 33-year-old striker was taken off after going down and holding his throat in the draw against Alaves on Saturday.
Aguero underwent exams and was ruled out for three months while his health is monitored.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
